What are YOU passionate about these days?
I am very passionate about my work at Kaya Natin which promotes Good Governance in our country and Social Entrepreneurship which looks for innovative ways of solving social problems in our nation.
Do you think that passion is something that you can develop over time or is it just something that's innate in that some people have it and some people don't?
I think passion can be developed over time but it helps if you are already doing something that you are passionate about.
Would you describe yourself as more visionary or execution oriented?
I am more for a visionary. I love to think of what is possible and making great things happen.
If YOU are a presidential candidate in next year's elections, how would YOU run YOUR campaign? What would be YOUR top three priorities?
My main priorities would be public education reform, access to quality health care for every Filipino and the promotion of greater transparency and social accountability in government.
How has social media changed the conversation landscape? Is it good or bad?
Good in the sense that its easier for people to get connected and for information to be shared. Bad in the sense that more personal interaction among friends are now less.
What should VOTERS look for in a Presidential Candidate? How would we know HE or SHE is the right ONE?
Kaya Natin always espouses effective, ethical and empowering leadership. These are the traits that one should look for among the presidentiables.
Why don't we have presidential primaries?
I think we will eventually get there, we just need to continue to improve our education system and continue to provide voters education especially when it comes to how our government systems work.
Who will YOU vote for next year? President to Senators?
I am supporting Sen. Noynoy Aquino for President and his runningmate Senator Mar Roxas. Among those who have declared for the Senate race, I will vote for Neric Acosta, TG Guingona, Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel, Frank Drilon and Ruffy Biazon.
Who are YOUR personal heroes? Why?
I admire Mayor Jesse Robredo of Naga City for being an effective, ethical and empowering leader in our country. I admire Dr. Nene Guevara of Synergeia Foundation for her undying passion to promote basic education reform all over the country. I admire Fr. Ben Nebres, S.J. for transforming Ateneo de Manila University to an agent of positive social change in our country.
What are YOU hungry for?
Hungry for a better country for every Filipino.
About Harvey Keh
Harvey S. Keh, 30, graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University and is currently the Director for Youth Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship at the Ateneo de Manila University's School of Government. He is one of the inaugural Fellows at the Asian Institute of Management's Mirant Center for Bridging Societal Divides and is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director of AHON Foundation, an organization that helps promote literacy by building public elementary school libraries. Since its establishment last year, AHON Foundation has helped develop 27 public elementary school libraries that have benefitted more than 60,000 students.
In 2002, Harvey founded and established Pathways to Higher Education-Philippines, a Ford Foundation-funded program based at Ateneo de Manila that seeks to help poor but deserving students gain access to quality higher education. To date, Pathways is currently helping more than 500 college and more than 1,600 pubic high school students finish college. Aside from this, Harvey continues to sit as Treasurer and youngest Board Member of Synergeia Foundation, a coalition of institutions and individuals whose main aim is to uplift the state of basic education in the Philippines.
Harvey was also chosen as one of the 20 Young Leaders of Asia by the Asia Society, an international organization based in New York that aims to strengthen relationships and deepen understanding among the peoples of Asia and the United States of America.
Harvey also teaches Theology and Social Entrepreneurship at the Ateneo de Manila University. He writes regularly for the Manila Bulletin and Inquirer.net.
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